House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law

United States Financial System Protection Act of 2016

H.R. 4992Introduced Apr 19, 2016Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Where it went

IntroducedApr 19, 2016
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseJul 14, 2016 · 246–181
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 14, 2016 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4992.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROYCE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 60, April 19, 2016, Page H1852):
Article I, section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 19, 2016 ↗
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

14 cosponsors — 14 Republicans

0 of 14 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Dave Brat (R-VA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Candice Miller (R-MI), Devin Nunes (R-CA), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Pete Sessions (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ed Royce.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-39 district

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.